Welcome to BALID

Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) is a national association of librarians, information scientists and teachers of information science and library management. It is the only full-fledged professional body in Bangladesh in the field of library and information management. The mission of BALID is to modernize the library and information profession and to uphold the interest of the professionals in Bangladesh. BALID believes that access to information; intellectual freedom and knowledge based society are the key components of development.

A day long Training on Plagiarism and Reference Management Software Zotero was held at E-resources Access Centre, North South University (NSU) Library, Bashundhara, Dhaka. on Saturday, December 19, 2015.

North South University in collaboration with Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) was organized this training. Total 40 teachers, researchers and librarians of various government, autonomous and private institutions in the country were participated in this training program.

Plagiarism means taking the words and thoughts of others and using them as if they were your own, without crediting the author or citing the source either it is willful or unintentional. Whether you meant it or not, you can be found guilty of plagiarism. On the otherhand, Zotero and Mendely are free reference/citation management software which allows you to collect and store references and insert them as citation and bibliography in word processing application like MS Word or LibreOffice.

We are pleased to acknowledge your participation and cooperation in the National Seminar organized by Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) in collaboration with Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), held on 22 August 2015. Your active support has reflected the shared aims and objectives to accomplish the seminar programs successful.

The Seminar has projected current trends in Digital Resource Management (DRM) perspective. Despite providing the best effort and no stone unturned, there could have been a few numbers of factors which really did not fit with your expectation. Nevertheless if you have any concern /queries regarding digital resource management, please feel free to contact us and we will get back to you with best solution. A feedback form has been attached herewith for your convenience (also available here).

A Day long national seminar on “Cross-Talk of Digital Resources Management: step towards digital Bangladesh” organized by Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) was held at CIRDAP International Conference Center (CICC), Chameli House, 17 Topkhana Road, Dhaka-1000 on Saturday, 22 August 2015 in collaboration with Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP).

A Three Day-long Training program on Senayan Library Management System (SLiMS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) organized by BALID Institute of Information Management (BIIM), Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) in collaboration with North South University (NSU) Library during 24-26 April 2015 was successfully accomplished.

A Certificate Award Ceremony of the training programme was held in the evening on the concluding day (Sunday 26 April 2015) at the Faculty Conference Hall of North South University.

H.E. Mr. Rashed Khan Menon, MP, Honorable Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism was the Chief Guest and distributed the certificates among the participants.